The file "constructionData" contains information on health-related lobby registrations in 1997. Descriptions of the variables are as follows:

* year: Year of analysis, 1997.
* stno: State observation number, based on alphabetic order.
* totalreg: The total number of lobby registrations in any area in 1997.
* totalhealth: The total number of non-health lobby registrations in 1997.
* raneyfolded97: Folded Ranney Index of state two-party competition in 1997.
* healthagenda97: Number of bill related to health considered by the state legislature in 1997.
* predictedtotalig: Predicted number of health-related lobby registrations.
* supplytotalhealth: Total number of health establishments in a state.
* totalhealthsupplysq: Squared total number of health establishments in a state.
* partratetotalhealth: Lobby participation rate for all of health care--ratio of lobby registrations to number of health establishments.
* ighealthcare: Number of lobby registrations in any health area.
* supplydirectpatientcare: Number of direct patient care establishments.
* dpcsupplysq: Squared number of direct patient care establishments.
* partratedpc: Lobby participation rate for direct patient care--ratio of registrations to number of establishments.
* igdpcare: Number of lobby registrations in direct patient care.
* supplypharmprod: Number of drug and health product establishments.
* pharmsupplysq: Squared number of drug and health product establishments.
* partratepharmprod: Lobby participation rate for drug and health products--ratio of registrations to number of establishments.
* igpharmprod: Number of lobby registrations in drug and health products.
* supplybusiness: Number of health finance establishments.
* businesssupplysq: Squared number of health finance establishments.
* partratebusness: Lobby participation rate for health finance--ratio of registrations to number of establishments.
* igbusiness: Number of lobby registrations in health finance.
* supplygovt: Number of local government health establishments.
* govsupplysq: Squared number of local government health establishments.
* partrategov: Lobby participation rate for local government--ratio of registrations to number of establishments.
* iggovt: Number of lobby registrations by local government.
* supplyadvocacy: Number of health care advocacy establishments.
* advossq: Squared number of health care advocacy establishments.
* partrateadvo: Lobby participation rate for health care advocacy--ratio of registrations to number of establishments.
* ig97advoc: Number of lobby registrations in health care advocacy.
* rnmedschools: Number of health education institutions (nursing and medical schools).
* rnmedschoolssq: Squared number of health education institutions.
* rnmedschoolpartrate: Lobby participation rate for health education institutions--ratio of registrations to number of establishments.
* rnmedschooligs: Number of lobby registrations by health education institutions.
* healthprofessionals: Number of health professional associations.
* healthprofessionalssquared: Squared number of health professional associations.
* partrateprofessionals: Lobby participation rate for health professional associations--ratio of registrations to number of establishments.
* ighealthprofessionals: Number of lobby registrations by health professional associations.
* predictdpcpartrate: Linear prediction of direct patient care participation rate (quadratic function of supply).
* predictdpcig: Linear prediction of direct patient care lobby registration (quadratic function of supply).
* predictprofpartrate: Linear prediction of professional association participation rate (quadratic function of supply).
* predictprofig: Linear prediction of professional association lobby registration (quadratic function of supply).
* predictmedschoolparttrate: Linear prediction of health educational institution participation rate (quadratic function of supply).
* predictmedschoolig: Linear prediction of health educational institution lobby registration (quadratic function of supply).
* predictadvopartrate: Linear prediction of health advocacy participation rate (quadratic function of supply).
* predictadvoig: Linear prediction of health advocacy participation rate (quadratic function of supply).
* predictbuspartrate: Linear prediction of health finance participation rate (quadratic function of supply).
* predictbusig: Linear prediction of health finance lobby registration (quadratic function of supply).
* predictpharmpartrate: Linear prediction of drug and health product participation rate (quadratic function of supply).
* predictpharmig: Linear prediction of drug and health product lobby registration (quadratic function of supply).
* predictgovpartrate: Linear prediction of local government health agency participation rate (quadratic function of supply).
* predictgovig: Linear prediction of local government health agency lobby registration (quadratic function of supply).
* predicttotalpartrate: Linear prediction of total health participation rate (quadratic function of supply).
* predicttotalig: Linear prediction of total health lobby registration (quadratic function of supply).
